Buehler rifle #2, cal. 9.3×62. English inspired. GMA standard small ring receiver with added drop box magazine. Mauser style German claw mount and integral machined barrel with Rigby #2 style contour.
This picture shows several modifications I made to the GMA double square bridge action. I always re-contour the beefy shroud with a milling cut. Little touches like this may escape the viewer, but it adds a pleasing look overall. Further on this action I cut a thumb cut into the receiver wall and added a wider, nicer contoured custom trigger bow. A custom-made standard size drop box magazine was added to the action. The drop box really achieves that African big game look of a rifle. I filed off the front square bridge on the receiver as it was not needed for this scope mount and would have been “a bridge too far” or too many. Whatever.
A big part in the building of this rifle was the machining of the barrel with the integral sight ramps, swivel band and Rigby flat. It started off with a 1.4″ thick barrel blank. Half of it turned into chips.
The action rear bridge I machined, like the Mauser factory did in the old days, to accept the claw mount locking mechanism and scope mount rear leg.
Stocking in process. The stock blank is Turkish walnut, bought from a source in Turkey.
Pretty sure I mentioned it in another post. I love this caliber. Mild recoil, great accuracy, and it carries a punch. What’s not to like about it!